Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover77
Editorial Board76
Outside Back Cover67
Editorial Board61
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms54
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling54
Outside Front Cover50
Editorial Board50
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling48
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?46
Development of a multiciliated cell44
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?40
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer40
Emerging role of organelles in cell migration39
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis39
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology38
Outside Back Cover37
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?36
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations35
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments35
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?34
Editorial Board34
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells33
Nuclear determinants of mRNA and protein isoforms33
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces33
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering33
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7032
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system32
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis32
Outside Back Cover31
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size31
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues31
Editorial Board31
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells30
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair30
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology30
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic30
Functions and regulated material states of cytoskeletal condensates29
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification29
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors29
Autophagy regulation by signaling29
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?29
Emerging mechanisms of COPII adaptation for large cargo ER export29
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions28
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease28
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport28
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes27
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors27
Outside Back Cover27
Outside Front Cover27
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids26
Decoding the cell nucleus26
ROS and the cell cycle: Cycling in and out of the comfort zone of redox control26
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required26
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation25
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport25
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles25
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement24
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography24
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy24
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells23
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms23
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites23
Mitochondria and cell death signalling22
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis22
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm22
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation21
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway21
A waxy path: Lipid dynamics during tuberculosis21
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view21
Patterns in motion: Choreographing dynamic cell behaviours during tissue repair21
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets20
Emergence of neuron types20
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket19
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective19
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments19
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development18
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes18
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei18
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome18
Outside Front Cover18
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics18
Outside Back Cover18
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies18
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems18
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish17
Outside Front Cover17
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way17
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor17
Editorial Board17
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?17
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells17
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases17
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton17
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions16
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning16
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold16
Editorial Board16
Editorial Board16
Outside Back Cover16
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination16
Outside Front Cover16
A current view on molecular mechanisms and machineries driving unconventional pathways of protein secretion15
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover15
Editorial Board15
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism15
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes15
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics15
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands15
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes15
Outside Front Cover15
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation15
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues15
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions15
Outside Back Cover15
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts15
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis15
Outside Back Cover14
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases14
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons14
Outside Front Cover14
Spandrels of the cell nucleus14
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics13
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization13
Cytoskeletal scaffolding of NaVs and KVs in neocortical pyramidal neurons: Implications for neuronal signaling and plasticity13
Controlling cell architecture with protein design13
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity13
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5313
Cancer-associated fibroblasts: Recent advances and therapeutic implications13
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors13
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time13
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly13
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms12
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health12
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome12
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion12
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues12
Outside Front Cover12
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms11
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes11
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments11
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow11
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport11
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation11
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer11
Acidification on the plasma membrane11
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction11
From images to understanding: Advances in deep learning for cellular dynamics analysis11
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions11
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking11
The interplay of lipid droplets, mitochondria, and ER in governing hepatic lipid metabolism10
Outside Front Cover10
Convergent molecular pathways to inherited Parkinson's disease10
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability10
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration10
Outside Back Cover10
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of tissue microenvironment remodeling in cancer10
Editorial Board10
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives10
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases10
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease10
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes10
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling9
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process9
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation9
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases9
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics9
Editorial Board9
The formation, dynamics, and disassembly of caveolae9
Editorial Board9
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution9
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly9
Outside Back Cover9
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age9
Decoding metastasis initiation through spatiotemporal extracellular vesicle-mediated intercellular signaling9
Outside Front Cover9
Editorial Board9
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics9
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research9
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis8
The third dimension of the actin cortex8
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding8
The vital role of p97/valosin-containing protein-mediated degradation pathways in tumour immunity8
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration8
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues8
Editorial Board8
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission8
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle8
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense8
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights8
Outside Back Cover8
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis8
Ageing influences tumour–niche interactions: Implications for metastatic dormancy, reawakening and recurrence8
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function8
Editorial Board8
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?8
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization8
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity7
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells7
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells7
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution7
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs7
Outside Front Cover7
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics7
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments7
New insights into signaling networks coordinating epidermal stem cell regulation in skin regeneration and aging7
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching7
Outside Back Cover7
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances7
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments7
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism6
Homeostatic responses to diverse cellular stresses by the ER-Golgi trafficking pathways6
Mathematical modelling of cancer cell evolution and plasticity6
Astrocyte signaling and interactions in Multiple Sclerosis6
Editorial: Emerging concepts and tools in genome organization and chromatin function in eukaryotes6
Encoding chemical cues through compartmentalized signal packaging6
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Highly conserved, but highly specific: Somatic cell–cell fusion in filamentous fungi6
Outside Back Cover6
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions6
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments6
Regulation of actin dynamics by Twinfilin6
Lipid nanodomains and receptor signaling: From actin-based organization to membrane mechanics6
Epigenetic regulation of DUX4: From embryogenesis to muscular degeneration6
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration6
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